Idol Mo, Manggagaya

The things you think are special about the people you admire are all referenced from the surroundings they encountered.

Even if they act special, debunking their results is pretty straightforward compared to what they want you to perceive (or not).

Mukhang mawawala ang mahika sa likod ng pagkamangha mo sa kanila (kahit anong level man ‘yan) pagkatapos nito.

At least, mababawasan na ang pagiging bulag mo para malayo sa tyansang madaling mauto from their overall performance.

May yearly event sa trabaho ko to reflect the previous actions and create a plan for the current year.

Maganda naman ang event, may foods at tamang picture taking.

Hindi nawala ang motivational speaking from the head as a closing remark for the event.

While observing how he acts and the message behind the speech, parang nanonood ako ng scripted na stage play.

Bakit ko nasabi?

‘Yong delivery niya kasi parang pilit at mukhang narinig ko na rin ang mga binibitawan niyang expressions.

I remembered that he adopted the way he speaks from how a priest from their church delivers a sermon.

Kaya gets ko naman kung bakit ganoon.

I found it disturbing that he made it seem that his advice was the only option people should choose to live a fruitful life (he added some pictures on his slides to prove this).

Ayos naman sakin ang pinaka-message behind his speech, napaisip lang talaga ako kung saan nanggaling ang mga galawanan at salitaan niya.

Humans are placed at the top of the food chain because of our capacity for reasoning.

Nahahasa pa ang katangian na ito sa pag-aaral ng mga nasa paligid natin.

It includes the environment, people who are older than us, and learning materials like books.

In short, wala namang masama dito, ‘di ba?

Oo naman.

It’s so natural that we are attracted to people who emit the presence that can increase our survival rate, such as wisdom.

Dahil kada isa ay may kanya-kanyang lugar na kalalakihan, iba-iba rin ang magiging resulta kung paano tayo kumilos base doon sa mga mapapansin natin.

This leads to our tendency to gather details that can form the bias we already have.

Genetic code is the major ingredient in that formulation (only a reminder for people who think it is always the environment).

Outcome?

Your actions, choice of words, way of thinking, mannerisms, and taste are just a few of the summations you acquired plotted as a mental reference.

Of couse, isa na d’yan ang idol mo.

Hindi naman talaga kasalanan ng idol mo kung bibilib ka sa kanya, ikaw na ‘yon.

We do what we can to make this life more enjoyable, passing the survival state as much as possible.

Kung resulta noon ay makakamit ng karangalan at mapansin ng tao bilang gabay, ayos lang.

The problem arises when we look up to someone and pedestalize them to the degree that they are great and above us.

Doon nagsisimula ang pagkabulag ng karamihan.

From the perspective of his idol, we can also observe such concerns.

Dahil sa response na binibigay ng tagahanga niya, pinipili niya lang ‘yong mukhang gumagana sa kanya.

He encapsulates the delivery for his own sake and belief.

Umaangat tuloy ang kagustuhan na magmukhang ayos siya sa mga taong gusto niyang makontrol.

In the end, beliefs are sold regardless of their long-term usefulness to those who follow them.

Sa usapang idol-fan na relasyon, syempre may mga aangal na fans.

Pabubulaanan na habang nasa tiyan palang, malupet na talaga ang idol nila.

It’s like we’re having an experiment here with the reason that it is in their blood.

To some point, it is true, but not completely.

Ikaw, bilang nasa pwesto ng kababaan dahil sa sarili mong pag-iisip, irarason mo na ganyan ka na talaga ipinanganak.

You lean towards the notion that you are only a victim of your environment.

Para naman doon sa hindi bilib, palaban rin ang dahilanan.

You see them acting because they don’t have the original ideas or way of doing things.

Nagkakaroon tuloy tayo ng extreme reasoning of both ends dismissing the reality that happens in front of us.

Gamit ang obserbasyon na ito, ano ang makabuluhang bagay na mapupulot dito?

Isa-isahin natin para magkaroon ng kwenta ang kwento natin.

Tanggapin na natin, wala nang original talaga ngayon sa pinakaugat.

Beats of music, flow of lyrics, phrases, pieces of advice, arts, technologies, etc. - lahat ay may pinaggayahan.

There’s no problem with it because it is a crucial mechanism to pass to the next generations and have better iterations.

Kung iniisip mo na walang makakagaya sa ginawa ng idol mo, hindi mo lang napansin na may nakagaya na.

You didn’t notice that the time and resources he had back then were already superseded by today’s standards if you take it into the overall consideration of your bias analysis.

Kaya ang sukatan na ginamit noon ay pwedeng maging mas mababa sa gagamitin ngayon dahil kakailanganing taasan para maging balanse sa lamang na mayroon ngayon.

In a sense, you duplicate it with different forms.

Imitation is the basic behavior of humans to develop survival capabilities that are superior to other species.

Normal na sa atin na pagbasihan ang iba sa kada bagay na ginagawa natin.

In some situations, you do it automatically because it’s already imprinted in your DNA to act that way.

Pwedeng makontrol ang nasa katawan pero pinakamabigat pa rin ito sa kabuuang resulta.

You’re fluent in a particular language because it is what you learn from the get-go and not what you already know when you’re still in the womb.

In short, gaya-gaya lahat ng tao.

Ngayong alam mo na normal ang manggaya, samantalahin mo na.

Accept it with open arms rather than inventing the wheel, utilize it to your advantage.

Maging mapagmasid ka na sa mga pagkakaunawa ng iba sa mga bagay-bagay.

From that point, you can go deeper into the core of a particular topic to gain more understanding about it.

Maaalis mo na rin ang mga walang kwenta kasi hindi gumana ‘yon sa iba o kukunin mo ‘yon kasi, baka sa kanila lang hindi gumana.

This is a more controllable way to move forward rather than being amazed by the magical effect of your ignorance.

Tandaan na unang hakbang lang ang panggagaya.

You can directly copy what you get, but to get its main benefit, configure it in a way best suited for you.

Ginagawa ng mga tao ang ginagawa nila kasi tingin nila ‘yon ang ayos na gawin para sa kanila.

By blatantly duplicating, it can give you bad effects than good.

Alamin mo kung bakit ‘yon ang napili at rason sa likod ng pagkakagawa nila.

There’s the probability of other factors not being considered in their solution, or they don’t have any other alternatives.

H’wag lang kain ng kain, magkaroon rin ng malay sa rekados, silbi, at proseso bago maihain.

You will naturally create a unique way of thinking and doing things through replication which can be called your own.

Sa mga susunod sa’yo, ikaw naman ang gagayahin nila.

Share mo ito sa kakilala mo.

Sa gano’n, malaman nila na kahit manggagaya sila, naiintindihan mo.

Thank you for reading through the very end.

Until next time.

- Mark Galvez